Alabama hail history

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Alabama had hail reported on 237 days from 2016 to 2025, about 24 a year, and on 1,600 days since 1955. The largest hailstone on record in the state is 5.38″ (March 19, 2018). Madison County had the most hail days of any county from 2016 to 2025 (36).

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

Report counts rose over the decades as more people and spotters reported storms, so compare recent years with each other rather than with the 1960s.

Alabama cities with the most hail days, 2016–2025

Biggest hail days in Alabama since 2016

The largest hail and the biggest storm days since 1955, with radar swaths since 2019: Biggest hail storms in Alabama history

Alabama counties

Places with fewer than 5 hail days on record are listed without a link and kept out of search engines.

When hail falls in Alabama, by month and week: Alabama hail season

Download every Alabama hail, tornado and wind report as CSV, by year: Alabama storm report downloads

All Alabama cities

Adamsville Alabaster Albertville Alexander City Andalusia Anniston Arab Argo Athens Attalla Auburn Bay Minette Bessemer Birmingham Boaz Brent Brewton Calera Center Point Centre Centreville Chelsea Chickasaw Childersburg Citronelle Clanton Clay Columbiana Cullman Dadeville Daleville Daphne Decatur Demopolis Dothan Elba Enterprise Eufaula Eutaw Evergreen Fairfield Fairhope Fayette Florence Foley Fort Payne Fultondale Gadsden Gardendale Geneva Glencoe Good Hope Greenville Guntersville Haleyville Hamilton Hanceville Hartselle Headland Heflin Helena Hokes Bluff Homewood Hoover Hueytown Huntsville Indian Springs Village Irondale Jackson Jacksonville Jasper Jemison Kimberly La Fayette Lake View Lanett Leeds Lincoln Livingston Loxley Luverne Madison Margaret Marion Midfield Millbrook Mobile Monroeville Montevallo Montgomery Moody Moulton Moundville Mountain Brook Muscle Shoals New Hope Northport Odenville Oneonta Opelika Opp Owens Cross Roads Oxford Ozark Pelham Pell City Phenix City Piedmont Pike Road Pinson Pleasant Grove Prattville Prichard Rainbow City Rainsville Red Bay Roanoke Robertsdale Russellville Saraland Satsuma Scottsboro Selma Semmes Sheffield Smiths Station Southside Spanish Fort Springville Sumiton Sylacauga Talladega Tallassee Tarrant Thomasville Triana Trinity Troy Trussville Tuscaloosa Tuscumbia Tuskegee Union Springs Valley Valley Grande Vestavia Hills Warrior Weaver Wetumpka Winfield

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